{"id":2654,"date":"2019-06-27T13:16:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T20:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2019-07-01T17:52:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T00:52:35","slug":"day-68-castle-crags-wilderness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 68: Castle Crags Wilderness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a continental breakfast at the motel we started walking out of Dunsmuir hoping for a lift back to where we had left the PCT. Unfortunately no lift, so we ended up walking several miles along the highway.<img data-attachment-id=\"2672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/img_1630-018099629154020323576\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_1630-018099629154020323576.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"701,701\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1630-018099629154020323576.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_1630-018099629154020323576-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_1630-018099629154020323576.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2672 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_1630-018099629154020323576.jpeg\" width=\"701\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_1630-018099629154020323576.jpeg 701w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_1630-018099629154020323576-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_1630-018099629154020323576-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/>It was nice to move onto the trail and into the forest.<img data-attachment-id=\"2664\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/img_4028-019191253750796820181\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,1366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4028-019191253750796820181.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181-1024x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2664 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4028-019191253750796820181-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"2663\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/img_4035-0129224000566091991\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4035-0129224000566091991.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"911,1366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4035-0129224000566091991.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4035-0129224000566091991-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4035-0129224000566091991-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2663 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4035-0129224000566091991.jpeg\" width=\"911\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4035-0129224000566091991.jpeg 911w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4035-0129224000566091991-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4035-0129224000566091991-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4035-0129224000566091991-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"2667\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/img_4043-015526814068206168538\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4043-015526814068206168538.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,911\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4043-015526814068206168538.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4043-015526814068206168538-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4043-015526814068206168538-1024x683.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4043-015526814068206168538.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4043-015526814068206168538.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4043-015526814068206168538-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4043-015526814068206168538-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4043-015526814068206168538-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/>We wound up the mountain around the impressive Castle Crags. The temperature dropped noticeably as we gained elevation.<img data-attachment-id=\"2665\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/img_4055-025341478466260097112\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,1366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4055-025341478466260097112.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112-1024x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2665 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4055-025341478466260097112-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"2666\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/img_4057-012632206235911543337\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,1366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4057-012632206235911543337.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337-1024x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337.jpeg\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_4057-012632206235911543337-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/>We met several southbound hikers who assured us that the snowy sections ahead should pose no problems.<img data-attachment-id=\"2670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,318\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc_0008-011757606944072857264.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264-300x70.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264-1024x239.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2670 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264.jpeg\" width=\"1365\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264-300x70.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264-768x179.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_0008-011757606944072857264-1024x239.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/>Our campsite tonight is at 6300&#8242; on the side of the mountain with a fantastic view of the crags.<img data-attachment-id=\"2668\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/27\/day-68-castle-crags-wilderness\/dsc_01918939919774977919798\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_01918939919774977919798.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc_01918939919774977919798.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_01918939919774977919798-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_01918939919774977919798-1024x576.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2668 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_01918939919774977919798.jpg\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_01918939919774977919798.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_01918939919774977919798-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_01918939919774977919798-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc_01918939919774977919798-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a continental breakfast at the motel we started walking out of Dunsmuir hoping for a lift back to where we had left the PCT. Unfortunately no lift, so we ended up walking several miles along the highway.It was nice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_4058-01.jpeg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paLLGr-GO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2692,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions\/2692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}